April 25, 2017
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Day One - How to follow World Cup Series Hyères
Round 2 of the 2017 World Cup Series in Hyères, France begins today with 541 sailors from 52 nations hitting the water as the hunt for gold gets underway.
Round 2 of the 2017 World Cup Series in Hyères, France begins today with 541 sailors from 52 nations hitting the water as the hunt for gold gets underway.
Sailors from the ten Olympic classes as well as Open Kiteboarding and the 2.4 Norlin OD, a Para World Sailing event, will be welcomed to France with an easterly 6-10 knot breeze with gusts only adding a single knot. The breeze will stay constant throughout the day but will turn a little towards the afternoon to come in from the south by the end of racing.
The strong winds that everyone thought would be a feature of the regatta won’t kick in until day two so there will be some lighter wind racing to content with before the strong stuff takes hold.
| Event / Class | Race Area | Warning | Number of Races |
| Men’s Windsurfer RS:X M |
Alpha | 11.00 | 3 |
| Women’s Windsurfer RS:X W |
Alpha | 11.10 | 3 |
| Men’s One Person Dinghy Laser |
Charlie | 11.00 | 2 |
| Women’s One Person Dinghy Laser Radial |
Charlie | 13.30 | 2 |
| Men’s one Person Dinghy Heavy Finn |
Delta | 11.00 | 2 |
| Men’s Skiff 49er |
Echo | 14.30 | 3 |
| Women’s Skiff 49erFX |
Echo | 12.00 | 3 |
| Men’s Two Person Dinghy 470 M |
Bravo | 13.00 | 2 |
| Women’s Two Person Dinghy 470 W |
Bravo | 13.10 | 2 |
| Mixed Two Person Multihull Nacra 17 |
Delta | 13.30 | 3 |
| Open Kite Board Formula Kite |
Alpha | 13.30 | 6 |
| Para World Sailing One Person Keelboat 2.4 Norlin OD |
Foxtrot | 11.00 | 2 |
Racing is scheduled to commence on Tuesday 25 April at 11:00 local time. Live Medal Races will be shown on the World Sailing YouTube Channel on Saturday 29 and Sunday 30 April, bringing the penultimate event before the Santander Final to a close.
Information on how to follow the event is below:
LIVE ALERTS
Click to sign up for live alerts from World Cup Series Hyères
RESULTS / ENTRIES
A full list of sailors registered to sail in Hyères is available to view here. Results will be available from Tuesday 25 April via the World Cup Series results centre here.
TRACKING
Live tracking and competitor’s analytics will be available via SAP Sailing Analytics throughout the event here.
TELEVISION
Daily highlights will be available to view on the World Sailing TV YouTube Channel.
PRESS RELEASES
World Sailing will be releasing international press releases after racing throughout the duration of World Cup Hyères. All the latest news and reports will be available to read here.
SOCIAL MEDIA
Follow the event on World Sailing’s social networks and get involved in the conversation using #WCSHyeres2017
World Sailing Facebook
Instagram – @worldsailingofficial
Twitter – @worldsailing
Snapchat – Follow our Story on Snapchat, search for worldsailing
WORLD CUP SERIES
The World Cup Series is a World-class, annual series of Olympic sailing for elite and professional sailors. Over 2,000 of the World’s leading sailors, representing over 75 nations have competed in the World Cup Series which offers a definitive guide to the best-of-the-best in the Olympic sailing world.